Salt Makers return in September
Published 3:47 pm Saturday, August 13, 2022
- Salt makers at work near Avenue U in Seaside in 2021.
On Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 10 and Sept. 11, the Seaside Museum, assisted by a grant from the City of Seaside Tourism Advisory Committee, will sponsor the Lewis and Clark Salt Makers. Members of the Pacific Northwest Living Historians will create and share the experience of the exploration group, bringing to life the salt camp the explorers established more than 200 years ago.
The program will be held Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event site will be on the Seaside beach west of the Avenue U and Prom intersection.
Visitors to the program will enter the camp and find members of the Pacific Northwest Living Historians busy making salt, as they boil sea water over a fire just as the men of the Lewis and Clark expedition did in 1806. The interpreters will also share the history and stories of the legendary expedition with everyone who comes to the beach.
Current guidelines regarding face coverings and open fires will be followed.